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At The Left-Handed Chef, hummus and house-made pita underpin most dishes.

The Left-Handed Chef

Hummus is the star of the show at this home-style spot.

Plant-based sabich pita.
Critics' Pick

Miznon

Backstreet falafel joint with a cheffy touch.

Falafel bowl.

Freshly made falafels and hummus flow at this cruisy northern beaches spot

Queen Ester’s Israeli street food proved an instant hit with the beach crowd when it opened in Newport two years ago. Now its make-it-fresh motto has extended to Mona Vale, where a sunny second venue recently opened.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Tacos and tamales at Itacate Mexican Restaurant, Redfern.

40 under $40: Sydney’s top restaurants for getting bang for your buck

Good Food’s favourite everyday eats, from ayam goreng to zaatar manoush.

  • Callan Boys and Good Food Guide Reviewers
Shaffa's Shabbat boxes lift us out of lockdown's doldrums.

Even if you're not Jewish, Shaffa's Shabbat boxes will lift you out of lockdown

The boxes, which feature dips, pickles and challah, a main course and salad, plus dessert, are inspired by Jewish Shabbat dinner.

  • Pilar Mitchell
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Cauliflower sabich with boiled egg, hummus, tahini, pickled Spanish onion, shallots is the pick of the pitas.
13/20

Join the lunchtime pita party at Shaffa in Surry Hills

It's not your traditional Israeli menu by any means, but the language it speaks is the same.

  • Terry Durack
Hummus loaded with lentil and grain salad.

South Melbourne's 'hummusiya' is dedicated to the dip

Israeli chef Ehud Malka has such strong feelings about hummus he's built a casual restaurant around it.

  • Dani Valent
Israeli breakfast with scrambled eggs.

Shuk cafe in Elizabeth Bay unites young and old

Bondi's much-loved Middle Eastern cafe transplants easily to Elizabeth Bay.

  • Jill Dupleix
The Tayim plate, with small share-friendly appetisers.
13.5/20

The 'thing' about Tayim in The Rocks

Tayim at The Rocks is a hotel restaurant trying not to look or act like a hotel restaurant.

  • Terry Durack
Pita with a bone at Miznon.

Join the pita party at Miznon, Melbourne

This split-level Israeli street food joint is loose and fun, compelling and completely delicious.

  • Dani Valent

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